The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department Charges California Apartment Owner and Staff with Discrimination Against Families with Children
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owner and operators of a Fremont, Calif., apartment complex, alleging that they had discriminated against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act by prohibiting children from playing in the common grassy areas of the[Read More…]
Former Brokerage Firm Operations Head Indicted for Tax Crimes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. An indictment was unsealed today charging Dominick Pannitti, formerly of North Bellmore, N.Y., with tax crimes, the Justice Department announced. According to the indictment, which was returned by a grand jury on Sept. 26, 2013, Pannitti was Head of Operations at a securities brokerage firm in[Read More…]
Indiana Physician Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Employment Taxes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. Dr. Ronald Eugene Jamerson of Schererville, Ind., entered a guilty plea to one count of willfully failing to truthfully account for, collect and pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Justice and IRS announced today. Under the terms of the[Read More…]
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to His Involvement in an Identity Theft Scheme Using Stolen Prisoner Names and a Corrupt Postal Employee
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. Harvey James pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (“SIRF”) scheme , announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the[Read More…]
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Robbery of Gas Station Manager
Washington, D—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. Jason W. Pleau, 35, of Providence, R.I., was sentenced today to life in prison for the murder and robbery of Woonsocket, R.I., gas station manager David D. Main. Pleau chased, shot at close range and robbed Main on Sep. 20, 2010, as Main approached the doorstep[Read More…]
Former USAID Senior Official to Pay Civil Penalty for Alleged Conflict of Interest Violation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. David Ostermeyer, who retired from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2012, will pay the government a $30,000 penalty to settle allegations that he participated in a matter in which he had a financial interest that conflicted with his duties when he was Chief[Read More…]
Former Elgin Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Crimes
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. A former Elgin man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of firearms and narcotics crimes at trial this past summer, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The case is another example of successful cooperation between federal, state and local law enforcement partners[Read More…]
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Murder-for-hire Charge for Attempting to Hire Ku Klux Klan to Kill Neighbor
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. A Talladega County, Ala., man pleaded guilty today in federal court to attempting to hire a member of the Ku Klux Klan to murder an African-American neighbor, the Justice Department announced today. Allen Wayne Densen Morgan, 29, of Munford, Ala., entered a guilty plea before U.S.[Read More…]
Florida Doctor Convicted of Federal Tax Crimes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough, of Englewood, Fla., was convicted today by a jury in Fort Myers, Fla., of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by concealing millions of dollars in assets and income in offshore bank accounts at UBS and other foreign banks, and[Read More…]
